April 9, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Justin DiCioccio, director of jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music, and Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP Records and producer of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition at NJPAC, talk with WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton about their collaborations on concerts to celebrate the 30th anniversary of jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music and composer Gil Evans' centennial. Enjoy!

October 21, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

WBGO congratulates singer Cyrille Aimée on winning first "Sassy" award, at the finals of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition which were held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center today. Aimée, of French and Dominican heritage, visited the WBGO studios on Monday and spoke with Rhonda Hamilton about her approach to music and growing up in the Gypsy jazz hotbed of Samois-sur-Seine, France.

October 20, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

Singer Ashleigh Smith talks with WBGO's Monifa Brown about growing up in Lewisville, Texas, her education at the University of North Texas, and performing at the Kennedy Center. Smith is a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, whose finals will be held on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. at the New Jersey Performance Arts Center in Newark.

The competition is the final event of the inaugural James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, co-presented by NJPAC and WBGO-FM.